Abele said he ran back into the house, fired at the alligator one more time, and closed the screen door.

He then called the Marion County Sheriff's Office. They sent over the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

While shooting and killing gators is illegal in Florida (like when this guy hacked one to death for no reason), investigators determined that Abele was within his rights to shoot this gator, what with it trying to make him food and all.

Sort of like Stand Your Ground, but with an alligator.

Abele told authorities that he's an avid hunter and wildlife enthusiast and that he felt bad for having to kill the gator. But probably not as bad as he would've felt being breakfast.